WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Earlier this week, Boeing announced that they are buying Spirit AeroSystems, one of the largest employers in the city, for $4.7 billion ($37.25 per share). Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) says Lockheed Martin is looking to Kansas to expand. Lockheed Martin is the largest aerospace and defense contractor in the country and […]
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey said Monday that President Joe Biden is able to run a strong race and serve a second term in the Oval Office, standing by his close ally in the critical battleground state following a disastrous debate performance that’s prompting some national Democrats to question his candidacy. Casey […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez‘s sister came to her brother’s defense Monday, testifying at the start of the defense presentation at his bribery trial that she wasn’t surprised to learn that the Democrat stored cash at home because “it’s a Cuban thing.” Caridad Gonzalez, 80, was called by Menendez’s lawyers to support their […]
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, on Sunday defended President Joe Biden after his dismal performance during the first general election debate against former President Donald Trump, echoing statements other top campaign aides and Democrats have made over the past three days. “Bad debates happen, as [former] President [Barack] Obama has said,” Warnock said during […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors rested on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, enabling the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling their own witnesses next week to support defense claims that no crimes were committed and no bribes were paid. Before resting, prosecutors […]
FILE – Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Washington. Durbin underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in his home state of Illinois under he’s cleared for travel to Washington by his doctor, according to Durbin’s office. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) CHICAGO (AP) […]
FBI agents found 13 gold bars during their June 2022 search of the Englewood Cliffs home of Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York) Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife unloaded gold bars and coins worth almost $250,000 just weeks before FBI agents searched their Englewood Cliffs […]
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The next steps in planning the development of a new Kings Highway bridge can now be taken following the delivery of more than $3 million in federal funds. The money, secured by the city’s congressional delegation will cover 30% of the design costs associated with replacing the bridge over the Nansemond […]
Other than former congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Democrats running for U.S. Senate against Rick Scott have been relatively low-key in a race to be determined in less than two months. One of Mucarsel-Powell’s opponents, though, hopes that will change with his announcement of a key endorsement. Stanley Campbell, a Palm City businessman, has landed the state […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat and onetime presidential candidate, will speak at a rally for President Joe Biden‘s campaign in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Warren is expected to speak about the damage to democracy she believes Donald Trump could pose in a second term. The campaign has yet to finalize the time and location of […]
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday suggested President Biden will respect the Supreme Court’s forthcoming ruling on former President Trump’s immunity argument. “I think there’s a sharp contrast between former President Trump and President Biden in terms of their respect for the rule of law and how they approach both law enforcement and our legal […]
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey has sent letters to Amazon, Target and Walmart over concerns that pricing decisions made at the retail giants since the pandemic may have been driven by aggressive push for profits at the expense of everyday Americans’ wallets. Casey, a three-term Democrat who is in a tight re–election battle that could tip […]